Google's Jaw-Dropping Sponsored Post Campaign For Chrome — Google, the company that has been fighting against paid links and “thin” content, seems to be behind a campaign that's generating both on behalf of its Chrome browser. File this under “what were they thinking.” — “This Post Sponsored By Google”

Google Ad Buyer Unruly Media Defends Google Chrome Ads — Google is paying bloggers to run posts promoting its Google Chrome browser. — Is that a big deal? Depends on who you ask. — Search Engine Land's Danny Sullivan, who sussed this out yesterday, has two big problems with the notion.

RIM leaning toward new chairman: sources — Under intense pressure from a group of shareholders, Research in Motion Ltd. is preparing to unveil a corporate shakeup at the beleaguered BlackBerry maker that could see co-founders Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie relinquish their titles as co-chairmen of the board, according to sources.

The US Says Goodbye to IE6 — Time to pop open the champagne because, based on the latest data from Net Applications, IE6 usage in the US has now officially dropped below 1%! — IE6 has been the punch line of browser jokes for a while, and we've been as eager as anyone to see it go away.

More Nokia Lumia 900 “Ace” Details Revealed — We've gotten some more information on the upcoming Nokia Ace for AT&T — whose codename for the device is Eloko — including confirmation that it is indeed the Lumia 900 which will be sold globally as Nokia's flagship Windows Phone.

This Month's Apple Event To Focus On Publishing And iBooks — Apple will be holding a product event later this month in New York, Kara Swisher is reporting, and we've confirmed independently with a source. — According to the source the event will not involve any hardware at all and instead …

Larry Page, CEO of the year? You kidding me?! — Investor's Business Daily has named Larry Page of Google “CEO of the year.” I think it jumped the gun. It is too early to be passing the honors. Why? First, Larry took over the CEO job in April 2011, so he hasn't really had a full year under his belt.

RIM cuts all PlayBooks to $300, gets ad hoc Android Market — BlackBerry PlayBook drops to 300 on company store — RIM has started running a new sale for the BlackBerry PlayBook on its own store. Every version of the tablet costs the same $300, making the 64GB version the best option until stock runs out.

If Android is so hot, why has Java ME overtaken it? — Ranked by Internet market share — rather than unit sales — Google is now No. 3 — Data: NetApplications. Chart: PED — From the perspective of NetApplications, which has been measuring browser usage data since 2004 …

Netflix To Debut Original Series “Lilyhammer” Next Month — Netflix is launching a new original series next month called Lilyhammer, which will kick off the company's foray into original programming for 2012. The series will star The Sopranos actor and E Street Band guitarist Steven Van Zandt in a …

Facebook IPO: the £64bn question of 2012 — If it ever happens, Facebook will be the frenzied float of 2012, with a possible valuation of $100bn (£64.4bn). — An IPO will make founder Mark Zuckerberg one of the world's richest men and many of Facebook's 3,000 employees exceedingly wealthy.